Chateau de Compiegne
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Louis Philippe
Louis-Philippe, known as the “citizen king” or “bourgeois king” was a direct descendant of both Louis XIV and his brother
Germaine de Stael
Germaine de Stael had a particularly tumultuous love life including a crush on Napoleon in the early stages of his
The last Valois Kings
When François I died, his only surviving son became Henri II of France. When Henri II died, he had four
Hôtel de Ville
Hotel de Ville – the original town hall built by François was the work of Italian architect Domenico de Cortona,